The treacherous Khumbu Icefall has opened on Mount Everest. The highest mountain in the world stands 29,029 feet. Located in the Himalayas on the Nepal-Tibet border, the iconic peak’s names ...

Last year, the Icefall was particularly complex, and the Sherpas had to try several variations that dead-ended until they found a workable passage through the seracs and crevasses.

The Khumbu Icefall, a frozen river that moves four feet a day, flows at the foot of Mt. Everest and must be navigated to reach the mountain's summit.

The new route avoids the Khumbu Icefall and goes via the Nuptse ridge to reach Everest Camp 1. Navigating over rock rather than ice, the aim is to use steps and fixed ropes to ensure safer passage ...

It took a final 18 hours of non-stop work in tough conditions, but the expert Sherpa team known as the Icefall Doctors have completed the difficult, winding route through Everest's Khumbu Icefall.

The Icefall Doctors at work in the Khumbu Icefall. Photo: SPCC Out of 340 people who have died on Everest since 1953, 48 have perished in the Icefall.

The Khumbu Icefall is one of the most dangerous obstacles to cross on the path to Everest's summit. As global temperatures rise due to climate change, this icefall will only become more treacherous.

NEW DELHI – On Everest, everybody knows the Khumbu Icefall is dangerous. They’ve known it for generations – since the first great Everest mountaineer, George Mallory, turned away from the ...

The Khumbu Icefall is a glacier, a massive field of icy seracs, crevasses, and sky-rocketing ice pinnacles that tower to heights over 200 ft. The glacier is constantly in motion.

"Carrying loads up and down the Khumbu Icefall is the shittiest job in the Himalaya," Asian Trekking CEO Dawa Steven Sherpa told ExplorersWeb. "More and more Sherpas simply refuse.